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“I SAT there one day reflecting on all the people I had screwed over in the pursuit of success.” This fed-up Aussie set of for life of travel, arriving in his latest destination with just a few dollars.

OPRAH Winfrey's heavily publicised trip to Queensland has been credited with bringing more American tourists to the disaster-ravaged state.

For the first time since June 2010, the number of US inbound passengers increased in January and February, with almost 10,000 entering Brisbane International Airport.

The modest growth of 1.1 per cent each month was in contrast to falls at Sydney and Melbourne airports of 0.2 per cent and 0.5 per cent.

The Brisbane Airport Corporation's Rebecca Masci said it was encouraging to see the US market making a comeback.

"The increase in visitors from the US is potentially related to Oprah's promotion of the region, and is a positive sign that international guests are receiving the message that Queensland is open and ready for business," Ms Masci said.

The talkshow queen travelled to Australia last December, accompanied by 302 "ultimate fans", visiting Cairns, Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays and Hamilton Island.

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Comments on this story

lol of bne Posted at 12:01 PM March 23, 2011

yeeeeah riiite , and because i mowed my lawn on the weekend the sun came out today ..maybe people are coming back to qld to see the damage the floods caused.? , NOT because OPRAH was here , mayb they already had their flights booked prior to her arrival , there is no evidence to state that tourisim has risen because of OPRAH , unless the gov has put a question on the arrival cards asking " are you entering australia because Oprah was here..? "
Cmon ... get real

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Reader Posted at 12:15 PM March 23, 2011

That cannot be true? In attacking the govt for spending a few bucks to get Oprah here all the arch-skeptics said it would to nothing!!

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Jackie of New Farm Posted at 1:05 PM March 23, 2011

Lol and they will probably get back on the plane once they see the unimpressive looking "international" terminal. International maybe - 3rd class it is!

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